Disk plow wheel



2 Sheets-Sheet l '0REY c i l wN 4 A EYS Jan. 2, 1951 o. w. OERMAN DISK PLOW WHEEL Original Filed Nov. 1, 1944 u N 0v n F EJ .4 cn M m 0- W. OERMAN DISK PLOW WHEEL Jan. 2, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Origiha; Filed Nov. 1, 1944 N WA M R & w. W Y E R O Patented Jan. 2, 1951 DISK PLOW WHEEL Orey W. German, Moline, Ill.,-assignor to Deere & Company, 'rnois 1.

Moline, IlL, a corporation of Illi- Origi najl applieati difiovember 1, 1944,

561,432. Divided and this applic her 29, 1945, S'eri'al No. 638,023

l-Claims. (cinem -41) I The present invention-relates" generally t'o 'ag'ri cultural implements and more particularly to implements inthe nature of diskplows." t w The object and general mature ofethe present invention isthe provision ofa new' re'ar en'd construction for disk plows and similar implements especially" adapted for simplicity'and' ease of con struction and operations rMo're specifically; it is a feature of this invention also tosp'rovide apan ticular kind of rear furrow wheel so constructed and: arranged as to "have a longer. life and tobite iIIUOE'thE'IfllllOW bottom to a greaterd e as to; utilize lto best advantage the angular lead 1 of the rear furrow wheelin operation seas tokeep' the rear end ofmthe plow from swinging around landwardly rout of the properangular position.

These .andother objects and advantages of the present invention will .bei-apparent 'to.those skilled inlthe artsafter .alconsideration of the following description-,taken in conjunction with theaccompanving drawings in: which the preferred forms of i the .present'invention have been illustrated. I r i. it i Inthe drawings:

Figure .l is awperspective VievL takenafrOm the rear showinga disk plow. in which the principes ofthe present .invention' have been incorporated.

Figure 2 is a side view ofrthearear wheelshownin Figure .1; certain parts being broken away the better to show thewheel-construction,-- l i Figure 3 is a modified form of wheel construction. l l l Figure 4 is a sectional line 44 of Figure 1.: 1

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the wheel shown in Figure 3, being'a section-corresponding generally to the sectional view shown in Figure 4.

. This application is a division of -myco-pending application, Serial No. 561,432, filed November 1, 1944, for Disk Plow, now U-. .3. Patent 2,512,962 issued June 27, 1950.

- Referring now to the drawings, the-reference numeral l indicates the frame of a disk plow in which'the principles-of the present invention have been illustrated: llhe: frame I includes a pain-of angles zhconnect d t ether-in-back-to back relation with- 9, lplu clamped trerebetween} standards having disks! rot v front end construction efthe plow is shown in detail in the parentapplicationidentified above and hence further description ofthat portion of view taken along the rends of the disk therplow is unnecessary here. ltmay be noted;

however,-that thefront end construction comprises a front-furrow wheel and suitable connechdisk standards" ble thereon. The

I ation' Decemtio'ns providin'g for the raising and the lowering. of the front'furrcw wheel relative to the frame I and that the mechanism for raising and lowering; the front end of the frame is connected with the;

rear end construction, to be described below in: detail, by means of' a generally longitudinally? extending link member 3| which at its rear end:

is pivotally connected 'to the upper-end of anarm- 32 'that is secured, as by welding, to the furrow-1,

ward endof a land wheel crank axle 33. The latter is swingablyconnected with the rearendwof. the framebars 2 by a rear frame section indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral; andwhichcomprises a plate 37 adjustably bolted. to the rear ends of the angles 2 and towhicha:

pair: of'frame angles 38 and 39 are secured, as

by welding.) The rear portions of the ang1es. 38-

and 39 are connected by. cross bars 4!. Secured;

as'by bolts or the 'likeyto the rear ends ofthe' angles 38 and 39,are brackets 42in which the crank axle 33 is swingably mounted. A collar 43 at one end andthe arm 32 and associatedparts at the other end of the crank axle 33; serve to hold the latter-against lateral displacement with respect to the plowiframex 1 'rThe crank axle33 includes a forwardly extends as by welding or thelike; to the left rear frameangle 38." The clutch mechanism 4! is controlled by a trip lever 53, and whenever the latter is actuated the crank arm 48 isrotated by the rota-- tion of the-land wheel 46 through approximately a half revolution. Since the'upper end'of the link.

48 is connected to thebracket 52 fixed to the frame, the swinging of the crank arm 48; as just.

mentioned, causes "the "crankaxle 33 to swing;

carrying with it the arm 32 which through the; longitudinally extending link 3 I, raises and lowers.

the front end of the framerelative to the "front";

n'The front ends "of; the rear frame angles 38- and39 are connectedtogether by a cross barnand adjacent the latter member are brackets 62min which a furrow'wheel' crank axle 64 is 'swingably mounted. The'crankaxle 54 includes a rear wardly directed wheel receiving section 65 which terminates'in a spindle part on which a-furrow wheel 66 is mounted. -A bracket 61 is clamped to the'section 65 of the furrow wheel crankaxle;

Bland pivotally receives a? screw-threaded member 1|; Engaged'with the'latter-member is a. ro-.-i

tatable sleeve 13 carried in a trunnion member 14 and actuated by an adjusting crank 15. The trunnion 14 is pivoted, as at 16, to the upper ends of a pair of arms 11 which are fixed to the furrowward end of the land wheel crank axle 33, preferably adjacent pr actually secured, as by welding, to the arm '32. Thus, the "arms 11, being secured together, and also to the arm 32, constitute with the latter a single swingable mem ber operated by the swinging movement of the land wheel crank axle 33. An assisting spring 18 is anchored at its rear end to a lug 19 welded to the inside arm 11 and at itsforward end is connected to a lug 8B bolted to one of the main frame angles to aid in raising the plow.

It will be noted that through 'thelinli 49 and the self-interrupting clutch unit 41, the crank axle 33 is adapted to be swung between two predetermined positions relative to the frame, there being no adjustment for either of these positions and, as more clearly disclosed in the above-identified parent application, by virtue of this predetermined amount of swinging of the land wheel crank axle 33, both the front furrow wheels (not shown) and the ear wheel 66 may be raised and lowered by power derived from the forward trac t'ion ef the outfit; Since the land wheel 46 is disposed well to one side of the disks 4 and the front and rear furrow wheels are disposed practically in line with the disks s, it will be seen the raising and lowering of the frame relative to the furrow wheels raises and lowers the between their operating and transport p'o= sit The position of the rear furrow wheel relative to the other wheelsand "also relative to o'iie of the predetermined positions of the land wheel crank axle 33, may be adjusted by turning the crank 15 in one direction 'or the other. For exam ma when the faririer desires to plow some what deeper, he turns the crank screw 15 in a direetion to raise the rear furrow wheel 66 Slightly above the level of the disks, thus adding mere wei ht t6 the rear of "the frame and caus ii-ig the disks to penetrate to a greater degree. Also, the raising of the rear furrow wheel 66 also in'ieT'ss the depth or plowin since, in an given sesame, thewh'eel as limits the downward zficvenient bf the plow I fR-eifeirii-ig' new 'pai'ticularly'to Figure 1, it will b' deserved that the Wheel receiving fsetitibil 6f the rear fllfi-du'l Wheel crank axle '64 is so angled that'when the parts are inQtheir oipef aitin pbs'ititin the plane or the wheel intersects the *grdund along the line that angles outwardly with respect it the direction or reward advance. angle is reierred td as an angle bf lead. W the fiifidtifl "6f dispesin' the rear furrow whel in this mariner, leading off to the rurrcwside of the mew, is to (asset the t'hdh'cy fi he rear eIid 6f the p'ld'w to swing elfifiid it?) the left "fdrward, due td the curvature 6f *the disks. angle of was "which is bill-1t iiito the picw is such as ti} positively hold th rear end of the plow against such lateral displacement, and assuming -to the present invention this is d'oh not 615137 by" previews the a mcunt 'of lead abeve referre t6, but else by providing" a ciai'wnea cdnstrution which 'fdiin's the ub- 'j-ee matter or this divisiona1 application and in til-10h the radial flange of the wheel is so 6611-- strueteu and arranged es tu bite mm" the soil with positivea'ction, thus' 'inaking the abovethe riches was actually effective ear "the pur pes -o which it is 'use Further, the section are (if the time 64 is so shaped that the plow is raised the amount of lead is reduced to zero, in addition, the rear furrow wheel 66 is swung forwardly while the land wheel 46 is swung rearwardly, the parts being so constructed that when the plow is in its transport position the wheels and 66 are substantially opposite One another; since now the lines along'which the planes of the rear land and furrow wheels intersect the ground are parallel to each other and to the line of forward advance, the plow trails for transport without tending to swing to one side or the other. The line of intersection between the plane of the wheel 66 and the ground when the plow is in transport position is indicatedin Figure 1 by the reference numeral L and the line of intersection between the plane of the rear furrow wheel 66 and the ground 7 when the plow is in operating position is indicated by the reference numeral L Also indicated in this figure is the angle of lead A.

As mentioned above, in order to make the lead A effective when in operation, it is necessary that the rear furrow wheel 66 be provided with a flange that actually cuts into the furrow bottom a distance sufiicient to give the wheela purchase on theg'round so as to hold the rear end of the disk from swinging around to the left and forwardly; The preferred wheel construction for this pur pose will now be described.

Referring first to Figure 1, the wheel receiving section 66a of the rear furrow wheel crank axle 54 is apertured, as at '8 l, to receive a pin 82 which holds a long bearing sleeve 83 in position. The bearing sleeve 83 is hardened and is provided with a radially outwardly extending flange B4. The wheel hub is indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral 86 and comprises a cap section 81 and an internal sleeve section 88". The cap section 8! has a shouldered portion 89 which bears against one side of the radial flange 84, pies er'ably through thrust collars or similar bearing members 9i. Likewise, the wheel hubsection 83 has a shouldered section 92 which bears against the other side of the flange 84, preferably through thrust washers as or other suitable means;

The iii'ain body 01 Web Of the Wheel is ifldicatfi by the rererenc'e numem 9'6 and com rises a 08ht'ial section 91 and all outer peripheral section 98. Th (:iltf SeEtiOn 91 is adapted to be dispds e a between the wheel hub sections 81 and 88 for which purpose these members are provided with flanges I 0! and H12 which are apertured to receive damping bolts IE3 that pass not only through'the flanges l Ill and [02 but also the central pertiener the wheel body 9 The perip eral seetion 98 or the wheel body 98 is laterally offset; as at 105. and is provided with a plurality, Suh as 'fdlll, plate-receiving SeifitidIlS me which are areuate when viewed from inside the wheel. The ebrrespondi'rig number of sg mental planar plates I01 are seated in the notches Hi6. Ths Platte Setiblls, Wlll i 'fittd ill the seats 106, form a complete iii'le al'ld ektlia a (ibllsi dlalble distallle radially beybl'ld the ripheralifabrtioiis I05 or the wheel 'bdy;

segmental plates are clamped rigidly and firmly between the conical rim member I I and the offset sections I of the wheel body. The segmental plates extend radially outwardly and, as best shown in Figure 2, are adapted to bite into the bottom of the furrow with sufficient purchase to permit the wheel 66 to perform its desired function as provided by the angle of lead A. Heretofore, the rear furrow wheels for disk plows and the like have been made as a single casting, and when the edge or rim 0f the wheel became rounded to such an extent that it could no longer secure sufiicient purchase to be effective, it was necessary for the farmer to discard the wheel and purchase a new one. According to the principles of the present invention, however, all that the farmer has to do in the present instance is to renew the plates I01. These plates may readily be formed of flat stock and may have the required toughness and strength to outlast many times the ordinary cast wheel. It is, of course, a relatively simple matter to remove the bolts H4 and substitute new plates Ill'l between the conical wheel rim H0 and the flanged portion 98 of the wheel body 96. If wheel weights have been applied to the wheel, it is, of course, necessary to remove the wheel weights before replacing the plates I 01. In Figures 2 and 4 the wheel weights are indicated by the reference character W and may be secured to the web portion 96 of the wheel in any suitable manner, as by bolts H5 or any other suitable means. In Figure 2, portions of the wheel weights have been broken away in order to better show the wheel construction with which the present invention is more particularly concerned. In order to accommodate the lugs H3, the wheel weights W may have recesses I IT, as best shown in Figures 2 and 4. As best shown in Figure 2. the lugs H3 are offset slightly away from the inside plane of the conical wheel rim I0 so as to provide for localized areas of contact, thus accommodating a certain amount of irregularity in the shape of the wheel body 96 and/or the plate I01.

A modifiedform of wheel is shown in Figures 3 and 5 in which the wheel body I2I, the conical rim section I22 and the earth penetrating wheel flange I23 are formed as one integral part. Under suitable soil and operating conditions, a wheel of this ty e is satisfactory. It will be noted, however, that both wheels have in common the features of a planar flange section of considerable extent at one sideof a conical rim section. While in Figure 4 the planar rim section may be replaced, in Figure 3 the planar section cannot be replaced. However, where conditions are not too severe. the extent of the planar wheel flange sec tions I 23 is sufficient to last the life of the plow. Wheel weights I25 may be bolted, as at I26, to the wheel body I2I in much the same manner as the wheel weights are attached in the form of the invention shown in Figure 4.

While I have shown and described above the preferred structure in which the principles of the present invention have been incorporated, it is to be understood that my invention is not to be limited to the particular details shown and described above, but that, in fact, widely different means may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of my invention.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A furrow wheel for a plow or the like comprising a web section having an annular shoulder and apertured portions radially outwardly of said shoulder, a plurality of segmental plates disposed against said shoulders and extending in overlapping relation with and radially beyond said apertured portions, said segmental plates having apertures registering with said web apertures, a wheel flange section connected to said web section with said segmental plates therebetween and having apertured portions, the apertures of which register with said web apertures, and securing means extending through all of said apertures for fastening said wheel flange section, said plates and said web section together.

2. The invention set forth in claim 1, further characterized by said wheel flange including radially inwardly extending apertured lugs, and means extending through said lugs and portions of said wheel web and segmental plates for clamping the latter in between the wheel flange and the wheel web.

3. In a furrow wheel for a plow or the like, a wheel web member having a peripheral section formed with a plurality of circumferentially spaced plate-receiving sockets, all at one side of said web member, a plurality of planar segmental plates seating in said sockets, a clamping ring member disposed against the sides of said segmental plates in said sockets opposite said web member, and means extending through said ring member, segmental plates-and web member for clamping said ring to said wheel web with said segmental plates clamped therebetween.

4. The invention set forth in claim 3, further characterized by said ring member having a circumferential section lying in a radially inwardly tapering conical surface and serving as at least a part of the tread of the wheel, said clamping ring member having a plurality of lugs extending radially inwardly beyond the outer edge of said conical tread section and receiving said clamping means in a position to facilitate access thereto inwardly of the edge of said tread section.

OREY W. OERMAN.

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